NHL Network's Jackie Redmond, E.J. Hradek and Barry Melrose will unveil the news. Jim Johannson, USA Hockey's assistant executive director of hockey operations and general manager of the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team, will join the show for additional comments.

NOTES: Bob Motzko (St. Cloud, Minn.), who guided Team USA to its fourth-ever gold medal at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal and Toronto, Canada, is returning as head coach for the 2018 U.S. National Junior Team ... The U.S. will compete in pre-tournament games against Belarus on Dec. 20 at the Northwest Arena in Jamestown, N.Y., where it will also train from Dec. 20-22. Team USA will then face Sweden for its final pre-tournament game on Dec. 22 at Erie Insurance Arena in Erie, Pennsylvania. Both games are set for 7 p.m. ET puck drops.

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